BOSSES of the firm that owns Birmingham City have again failed to file the company’s annual accounts despite pledging to reveal details of the parent group’s financial state by the end of January.

Figures outlining the annual performance of Hong Kong-based conglomerate Birmingham International Holdings should have been presented to the Chinese province’s Stock Exchange three months ago, but accountants issued a notice warning that the report would be delayed until the end of January.

But in an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange late yesterday, the firm explained that it would not be revealing the accounts until the end of April.

Executive director Vico Hui Ho Luek said the company needed more time to finalise its statement. he added that the annual report would also be delayed until May 15.

A board meeting to approve the final results has also been postponed indefinitely.

Late last year, the troubled group issued a profit warning late blaming a “substantial loss” on last year’s relegation from the top flight.

The holding company announced that its annual results for the year to June 30, 2011, would be delayed three months until yesterday, while its annual report would not be issued until February 15.

Shareholders were warned in a pre-Christmas statement to expect a substantial loss for the year to the end of June. It said: “Based on the information currently available, such loss is mainly due to the substantial impairment losses in respect of intangible assets, mainly as a result of relegation of Birmingham City.”